The informal shared-care arrangement I have with my ex for DD (11) is breaking down, (details in lone parents: here) and I want to try and get some form of formal arrangement in place that prevents my ex from pushing me out of DD's life completely.
The problem is that I have next to no income and so although I am entitled to legal aid, there are no solicitors local to me who will take on legal aid work The best I have got is a fixed fee appointment of 1 hour with the practice who handled the divorce a few years ago.
I've made an appointment with the mediation company we've used several times before, but this time, I won't be happy with an "agreement" because they've all been forgotten and broken as soon as they don't suit him and want some legal back up that sets out what is expected of us both.
There seems to be loads of support for self-representing Dads, but what about Mums? Where can I get the support I need to negotiate the minefield that is the family court system without paying a fortune in solicitors fees?
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SidelinedMum · 02/07/2012 14:22
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